Is THOROUGHBRED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, THOROUGHBRED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does THOROUGHBRED mean?
- noun
a well-bred person
- noun
a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares
- noun
a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses
- adjective
having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
12
Letters
T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + O (1) + U (1) + G (2) + H (4) + B (3) + R (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 22 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for THOROUGHBRED
Single letters that turn THOROUGHBRED into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from THOROUGHBRED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- thorougher17
- thorough15
- rebought14
- boughed14
- through14
- borough13
- brought13
- burgher13
- though13
- brother12
- drought12
- oughted12
- roughed12
- theorbo12
- toughed12
- bought12
- hoboed12
- hotbed12
- heugh12
- obtruder11
- druther11
- rougher11
- tougher11
- bother11
- dought11
- hotdog11
- bough11
- brugh11
- burgh11
- bordure10
- brooder10
- doubter10
- obtrude10
- outbred10
- redoubt10
- bedrug10
- budger10
- budget10
- dehort10
- dorbug10
- drouth10
- hooted10
- hotrod10
- redbug10
- thoued10
- trough10
- berth10
- bhoot10
- booth10
- broth10
- butoh10
- dough10
- throb10
- heth10
- grouted9
- trudger9
- booger9
- booted9
- border9
- brogue9
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